Brined Cod with Potatoes, Leeks and Black Olives.

Brining is traditionally seen as a way to preserve meat but it also gives great flavor to the fish.

Brined Cob with Potatoes, Leeks and Black Olives

by Naturkok Sander Blom

Brine the fish from home. When working with fish hygiene it is crucial – it is therefore very important to keep the fish away from soil bacteria. It can seem illogical to fry a brine raw fish, but it has a great flavor when less cooked. Brining the fish from home, it can be packed it in an airtight zip-lock bag, frozen and thereby preserved for your trip.

Ingredients

600 g cob fillet (must be frozen for 24 hours before use)

1 ½ tablespoon salt

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tsp fennel seeds

1 tsp mustard

800 g potatoes in slices

2 leeks in thin slices

Black olives

Butter for frying

Sauce

2 cups of cream

Juice from a half lemon

1 tablespoon mustard

Salt and pepper

Get cooking:

Mix salt, sugar, fennel seeds and mustard on a plate. Wash your hands thoroughly and rub the fillets with the mixture. Put the fish in an airtight bag and let it rest for 24 hours.

Stir the cream with lemon juice and mustard. Add salt and pepper for taste.

Fry the potatoes with butter in a large pan. Add slices of leek and reduce heat. Fry until the leeks are tender and add the black olives.

Remove the potatoes and leeks from the pan or place it on the sides of the pan where the heat is not too high.

Turn up the heat of the pan and fry the fish for a short while on the skin side. The meet side must still be clear.

You can add herbs to your cream sauce. Cicely which can be found alongside the road is addition but not a must.